Talk:List of meanings of countries' names

Not necessary
This page really is not necessary, it is just the same as List of country name etymologies, except with less information. Any information that does not feature on the aforementioned page should be added there, and this page should be deleted. Lemmy Kilmister 10:55, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

This page has less countries, but in some places more information. I would suggest a merger as being more appropriate to wikipedia guidelines. I think "List of meanings of countries' names" is an easier, more logical title to remember & use. N-edits 17:34, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I understand what you are saying, but this title implies that it is just about meaning, rather than etymology. Also, the usage of etymology is common in wikipedia, and this style is not so common. Feel free to do what you want. Lemmy Kilmister 15:52, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

I read "meanings" as being a broader term than "etymologies"; lists of meanings of words (i.e. dictionaries) typically include the etymology of a word to help trace the development of the word's meaning. KevinBullock 15:58, 22 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree this page is not neccesary, but also with the points of N-edits and KevinBullock; the term 'meanings' may be more accurate and comprehensive than simply 'etymologies', as to me the former is a broader term than the latter. And, yes, although this page has far fewer countries, there is information here that should be included in the other page. Thus I would vote a merger but with the name being 'List of meanings of countries' names, with the same format and (obviously) information as the etymology page. --Gregorof 07:18, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

The name of the United States is not "America"
The real name of the United States is "United States of America", but you can to say that the US are "America". America is divided in North America, South America and the Caribean America,and the United States are only a north american country.

While the name of the United States is not America
it is what the people of that country tend to call it. Therefore it is a name of the country however not the official name.


 * Not only do do the people who live there call it "America," the name is used worldwide as well. Lumaga 22:58, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

British Columbia
It says in the article under 'Columbia' that BC's name is derived from a river named Columbia. I had always understood that Queen Victoria chose the name British Columbia after the country Columbia, not the river. Was there confusion in the sentence, which is instead supposed to refer to the District of Columbia, not BC? It reads "the former", possibly this was supposed to say "the latter" --Gregorof 07:18, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

England
Should I just start a new article for whats in the England section? Its a) interesting, and b) too long here. My only concern is that it seems like its just copied and pasted, and that it could be more encyclopedic. Comments please.

Also: Im tempted to go ahead and start merging content from this article with the etymologies one. That seemed to be a bit of a consensus. --Gregorof 22:04, 13 October 2006 (UTC)